So I thought I would post this image showing the last six in the date as out of alignment. The following post would show the obverse with a MM mintmark.
Just goes to show you, a second look at old acquisitions can be surprizing.
squirrel
Mar 9 2008, 04:56 PM
Its quite fun finding the underlying coins details camoflaged behind the overstrike. Sometimes you can find more than one coin under there! Here are some of my examples of Katherine II 5 Kopeks, all overstruck on a 1762 10 Kopek, which themselves were all overstruck over 5K's of Elizabeth Petrovna, 1758-62.
squirrel
Mar 9 2008, 04:57 PM
tails.
STEVE MOULDING
Mar 9 2008, 05:04 PM
QUOTE(squirrel @ Mar 9 2008, 12:57 PM)
tails.
(I guess you saw that coming )
squirrel
Mar 9 2008, 05:17 PM
Yup... ive got the overstruck copper bug.
I had to compress the image down to fit the 100k speed limit on file size, but theres actually a lot more detail, especially the 1788 MM. In the right light angle , you can read the entire legend.
sigistenz
Mar 9 2008, 09:33 PM
QUOTE(squirrel @ Mar 9 2008, 05:57 PM)
tails.
Hi Josh, your 4th coin, the one with the "1762" across, what is the final date? From the picture it seems to be 1767? Nice coins!! Thank you for showing. Sigi
squirrel
Mar 9 2008, 09:48 PM
Hi Sigi, thanks! That last one is a very hard to see 1765.
sigistenz
Mar 10 2008, 10:56 AM
QUOTE(squirrel @ Mar 9 2008, 10:48 PM)
Hi Sigi, thanks! That last one is a very hard to see 1765.
Thank you Josh, it's hard to see, indeed. Nice coins you got. Sigi
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